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5.0 out of 5 starsExceptional Translation Work
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2013
Anyone well versed in translation will tell you that it isn't even close to an exact science, and a person's beliefs can't help but highly influence their translation. Therefore, every translation is the translator's opinion due to the incredibly difficult nature of translation.
Benner takes a much different, well-need approach to translation many have neglected to pursue. Genesis, Zen, and Quantum Physics is a unique look at the Biblical creation story through the eyes of an Ancient Hebrew, translated from their original picture language. Abraham and the people of his tribe were Easterners. At the foundational level, people in the East think and act very differently than people from the West. We Western Christians have no concept of how the Ancient Hebrews think. The key to understanding our Christian beliefs is to go back to the root. We must understand the way the Ancient Hebrews thought, the way they lived, and the way they viewed the world and God. Without understanding that, we cannot understand several key ideas in the Bible.
After several years of research into the Ancient Hebrew culture and language, Benner brought together a diverse group of thinkers, both Eastern and Western, to help remove as much of his personal bias as possible and create this Ancient Hebrew translation of the first three books of Genesis. This is a rare glimpse through the eyes of an Ancient Hebrew as he tells the story of the Creation of the Universe. It is unlike any translation you will ever read. Benner does not say his translation is correct. He says that it is a translation with as much depth as he could draw out of the original Ancient Hebrew picture language. To read the Bible is like looking over the surface of an ocean. To read Benner's translations is like diving in and exploring the vasts depths teeming with wildlife and intrigue.
